Swedish
North Germanic tongue
Swedish refers to things from or relating to Sweden, the Scandinavian country: Swedish meatballs, Swedish design.
As a noun, Swedish is the North Germanic language spoken in Sweden and parts of Finland: She's learning Swedish.
The Swedish are the people of Sweden collectively.
A Swedish massage uses long, flowing strokes to promote relaxation.
Sweden's seat of government
- NordicOf northern Europe
- fjordsGlacially carved coastal inlets
- midnight sunPerpetual summer daylight above Arctic Circle
- archipelagoChain of scattered islands
Baltic Sea · Lapland · Gothenburg · Malmö · Uppsala · Sami · Nobel Prize · aurora borealis
Medieval Scandinavian seafarers
- runestonesRunic-inscribed memorial stones
- midsummerPeak of warm months
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- ABBASwedish disco-era pop group
Pippi Longstocking · Astrid Lindgren · Carl Linnaeus · Alfred Nobel · Ingmar Bergman · smörgåsbord · cinnamon buns · Lucia
Swedish home-goods chain
- minimalistOne favoring bare essentials
- functionalAble to operate correctly
- simplicityLack of complexity
- cleanFree of soil
modern · Scandinavian · furniture · interior · ergonomic · craftsmanship · neutral palette · textiles
Stockholm
Sweden's seat of government
- NordicOf northern Europe
- fjordsGlacially carved coastal inlets
- midnight sunPerpetual summer daylight above Arctic Circle
archipelago · Baltic Sea · Lapland · Gothenburg · Malmö · Uppsala · Sami · Nobel Prize · aurora borealis · birch forests
Vikings
Medieval Scandinavian seafarers
- runestonesRunic-inscribed memorial stones
- midsummerPeak of warm months
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
Pippi Longstocking · ABBA · Astrid Lindgren · Carl Linnaeus · Alfred Nobel · Ingmar Bergman · smörgåsbord · cinnamon buns · Lucia · maypole
IKEA
Swedish home-goods chain
- minimalistOne favoring bare essentials
- functionalAble to operate correctly
- simplicityLack of complexity
clean · modern · Scandinavian · furniture · interior · ergonomic · craftsmanship · neutral palette · textiles · glassware
Scandinavian
Of Denmark, Norway, Sweden
Germanic
Of Teutonic language stock
Icelandic · Faroese · Old Norse · umlauts · inflection · tonal · loanwords · runes · alphabet · pronunciation
- cuisinesItalian cuisine, French cuisine, Chinese cuisine, Japanese cuisine, Mexican cuisine
- languagesEnglish, Arabic, Chinese, German, French
- Indo-European LanguagesEnglish, German, French, Spanish, Italian
- DemonymsAmerican, Australian, Canadian, British, Chinese
- EuropeanFrench, German, Italian, Spanish, British
- European LanguagesGerman, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Swedishtropical
Of hot, humid regions
Mediterranean · equatorial · Brazilian · Caribbean · African
- Swedish meatballsSeasoned ground meat spheres
- Swedish cityUrban area in Sweden
- Swedish massagesGentle full-body rubdown style
- Swedish rye breadDark Scandinavian grain loaf
- Swedish pancakesThin Nordic breakfast cakes
- Swedish chefComedic Scandinavian kitchen character